Arts at MSP

05/07/2026

New exhibit alert! 🌊

We’re excited to share a new installation at MSP Terminal 1, Gallery C6, on view now – April 27, 2027.

"Our Connection with Water", a series of paintings by artist Wenwen Liao, explores the powerful ties between memory, place, and the natural world. Drawing from her childhood by the sea in China and her life today in Minnesota, Liao uses water as both subject and metaphor, reflecting movement, change, and the deep cultural and environmental relationships Minnesotans share with the state’s lakes and waterways.

Created on rice paper with traditional Chinese pigments and ink, the works blend classical techniques with a bold, contemporary approach. Layered color, expressive brushwork, and open, curious figures evoke moments of childhood wonder that resonate across cultures.

Fluid, reflective, and ever‑changing, "Our Connection with Water" invites viewers to consider their own relationship to place, memory, and the natural world.

We welcome you to stop by and experience this beautiful new exhibit next time you are traveling.

🔗 Learn more about the exhibit here: https://www.airportfoundation.org/current-exhibitions?aa_piece=our-connection-with-water

05/05/2026

A new exhibit is now on display at the C1 Gallery in Terminal 1! 🪻🍁🌿

"Beading the Wildflowers of Minnesota" by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe artist Alicia De La Cruz features 16 hand‑embroidered beaded pins representing native Minnesota wildflowers and their cultural significance to Ojibwe peoples.

Created during an arts residency at the Bell Museum, Alicia studied plant specimens from the University of Minnesota Herbarium to craft true‑to‑life representations. The works are arranged as an evolutionary “tree of life” from ancient species like White Pine to more recently evolved flowers.

On view now – April 27, 2027.

We invite you to stop by and experience this beautiful celebration of art, culture, and ecology.

Learn more about this exhibit here: https://www.airportfoundation.org/current-exhibitions?aa_piece=beading-the-wildflowers-of-minnesota

05/01/2026

04/15/2026

Welcome to the team, Josh! 🎉

We are excited to welcome Josh Stulen as our new Manager of Public Art & Collections! 🎉

Josh brings extensive experience leading public-facing work in mission-driven arts institutions. His background includes serving as Gallery Director and Lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, Assistant Curator of Public Projects and Engagement at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and managing exhibitions and programs at California College of the Arts. A Minnesota native, Josh holds an MFA in Sculpture from California College of the Arts in San Francisco and a BFA in Sculpture from St. Cloud State University.

In his new role, Josh will oversee day-to-day coordination and stewardship of MSP’s permanent public art collection and help advance our active pipeline of eight projects.

Welcome to the team, Josh! 😁

03/30/2026

Such a joy having some of the amazing authors from our Stars of the North Story Time exhibit at Open Book join us last week. Thanks to Areas for hosting! 📚

Featured titles in the exhibit include:
• Art Coulson - “All the Stars in the Sky”
• John Coy - “My Mighty Journey: A Waterfall’s Story”
• Rose McGee - “Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!”
• Alan Page & Kamie Page, illustrated by David Geister - “Grandpa Alan’s Sugar Shack”

You’ll also spot Marcie Rendon, Abby Cooper, Karlyn Coleman, Debra Cotterman, and Cathy Neurdahl who attended the book signing as well.

Such a joy celebrating local storytellers! 😁

🔗 Learn more about the exhibit here: https://airportfoundation.org/about-us/artsmsp/rotating-exhibits/?aa_piece=stars-of-the-north-story-time-arts-msp

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03/12/2026

The Arts@MSP team had the pleasure of hosting resident artists from Twin Cities Pride for an arts tour this week! 🎨

Volunteers Terry Erlandson and Toni Gentz led the group through some of our key pieces in our permanent collection and exhibition spaces. The artists shared such great feedback; they left feeling inspired and excited about the chance to showcase their work at MSP.

We love seeing creativity come alive in our airport! ✨

03/09/2026

Find a moment of stillness in the middle of your journey. 🌲🍃✨🌊

"Sanctuary for the Soul" by St. Paul artist Natalie McGuire invites travelers to pause through her signature “Photoziacs”, a striking blend of fine art landscape photography and hand‑crafted stained‑glass mosaic frames. Each piece becomes a luminous, dimensional object, pairing vast skies, quiet waters, and expansive terrain with intricate glasswork that celebrates creativity and presence.

Now showing in MSP Airport’s North Mall Gallery through September 1, 2026.

Learn more about the exhibit here: https://airportfoundation.org/about-us/artsmsp/rotating-exhibits/?aa_piece=sanctuary-for-the-soul

03/03/2026

02/19/2026

02/02/2026

Now on display in Terminal 2 near Gate H11 is "Wings and Wildlife" by Laura Ruprecht! 😁

This exhibit formed of stained‑glass mosaics celebrates Minnesota’s endangered birds and natural heritage, reflecting Laura's broader work as an award‑winning artist, educator, and community collaborator. Ruprecht describes her mosaic practice as a metaphor for resilience, using hand‑cut glass fragments to explore themes of fragility, strength, adaptation, and healing. Inspired by animals and nature, she invites viewers to see beauty emerging from brokenness and to recognize how individual experiences, like pieces of glass, can form something whole and meaningful.

To learn more about this piece visit our website here:
https://airportfoundation.org/about-us/artsmsp/rotating-exhibits/?aa_piece=wings-and-wildlife